The silence of infertility is deafening!It has been estimated that one of six American couples will face difficulty getting pregnant, yet their cries go unheard. The unfulfilled desire for a child can be all-consuming. New babies and pregnant women are constant reminders of what you cannot have, but have longed for all your life.The hurt is …
This three volume set is a comprehensive guide to Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) for clinicians. Volume one begins with an introduction to infertility, describing physiology, endocrinology and infertility in both men and women. The following sections provide in depth discussion on ART, from ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination, to complications, outcomes and ethical issues. The second volume is …
Empty Womb, Aching Heart: Hope and Help for Those Struggling With Infertility
Contains frank and emotionally resonate stories from both men and women facing the struggle of …
Silent Sorority: A Barren Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found
From celebrity and news magazines to TV programs to Facebook pages and mommy blogs, family-building successes are routinely and glowingly shared and celebrated. But where are the voices of those who are unable to have children? In relating what happens …
The Way of the Fertile Soul: Ten Ancient Chinese Secrets to Tap into a Woman’s Creative Potential
Being fertile and fruitful can mean giving birth to a child — but to have a fertile soul means to give birth to the true self a woman wants to be: to live a life filled with passion, strength, joy, and adventure. In The Way of the Fertile Soul, Dr. Randine Lewis outlines ten ancient Chinese medical and …
Are You In Treatment For Infertility? Do you get upset when you attend baby showers or go to malls full of baby strollers and pregnant women? Do you feel like crying when friends or family ask a question like, “Are you still trying to get pregnant?” Do you wish your husband would be more supportive …
This book contains a possible solution for your infertility problem regardless of how little or long you have been trying to conceive even if you think you can’t get pregnant. Need help getting pregnant? One simple change could erase all the helplessness, hopelessness, frustration and uncertainty you are feeling while putting you back in control to provide help …
Helping the Stork: The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination
Helping the Stork The sourcebook for all the information parents-to-be need to know about the choices and challenges of donor insemination Each year donor insemination (DI) offers a pathway to parenthood for the hundreds of thousands who turn to family-building alternatives. Although DI is considered as often as adoption, couples facing male infertility, as well as single women …
Ever Upward: Overcoming the Life Long Losses of Infertility to Define Your Own Happy Ending.
“When are you having kids?” “Why don’t you just adopt?” These innocent, well-meaning questions everyone asks couples, especially women of a certain age. To those 1 in 8 couples who undergo infertility treatments, these questions do not feel at all innocent or well-meaning, but invalidating to the battle they’re fighting and the difficulty and pain involved in the …
Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. Here, well-known psychologist Amy Wenzel applies the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy a thoroughly-researched approach for …